Complications of pregnancy with mercury and lead poisoning Posted: 02-12-08 08:42am
With the heavy metal poisoning mentioned
above, what impact does it have on the
egg(s)? From what I've been told, it may
take as long as three years to get the
mercury levels. I know different medical
professionals disagree with diagnostic and
treatment methods of metals and I wanted
to stay focused on the true baby part of
the question if possible. My question is
if the three years is a true estimate and
I'd like to have a child before that time,
is the integrity of the egg in tact? Would
having a surrogate be a viable option from
a medical stand point? Thanks in advance
for your help!
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Fertility Answer A3714 Posted: 02-20-08 20:51pm
List of pre-existing conditions: mercury &
lead poisoning, endometriosis, weakened
adrenals - taking cortef, suspect thyroid
insufficiency - testing next week
List of other diseases, conditions, or
injuries and their treatment:
endometriosis; cortef for adrenal weakness
and chronic sinus infection; being tested
for thyroid next week
Current medical status: Have been told by
two MD's that my treatment for the metals
will take about three years. One of them
thought it could be two, but said he
wouldn't be surprised if three since the
mercury maxed at the lab's max value
measured.
Current medical treatment: am also on
progesterone replacement and have been
since I was 30. I've had a chronic sinus
infection for 1.5 years with no obvious
reasons found via the ct scan especially
since allergies have responded well to
medication
Mercury poisoning can compromise the
pregnancy and damage the fetus. This means
that you shouldn’t get pregnant while
treating mercury poisoning. The egg-cell
might be intact but the fetus will be
compromised by the mercury later. From a
medical standpoint, you can try in vitro
fertilization and then find a surrogate
mother to accept your fertilized egg-cell
and bear the fetus. According to your age
and pre-existing conditions, you could try
in vitro fertilzsation even there wasn’t
mercuric poisoning. Mercuric poisoning
complicates the situation and requires a
surrogate mother.
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